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Parents, are your kids heading off to an audition? You play a big role in their success! You've probably offered tons of support along the way, but how else can you help your child learn how to prepare for an audition? Read on for some helpful advice from Nashville &amp; online voice teacher Heather E.:
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Whether its for their elementary school or for a college scholarship, your kid is going to be nervous. There arent many other times in life when we are as totally and completely …
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Tips for Parents: How to Help Your Child Prepare for an Audition

Parents, are your kids heading off to an audition? You play a big role in their success! You've probably offered tons of support along the way, but how else can you help your child learn how to prepare for an audition? Read on for some helpful advice from Nashville &amp; online voice teacher Heather E.:
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Whether its for their elementary school or for a college scholarship, your kid is going to be nervous. There arent many other times in life when we are as totally and completely

Can You Really Learn Contemporary Dance Online?

Contemporary dance is the most expressive and subjective dance form, making it more accessible to outsiders and helpful as a supplement to other dance training. Contemporary choreography techniques help dancers harness the energy and emotion of their own bodies, resulting in a more fluid and organic form of movement that can appear effortless and completely improvised to the casual observer.
You have a lot of options when it comes to learning, practicing, and performing modern dance. And with t

How to Learn Acting by Studying Your Favorite Actors

We all have our favorite actors  from the captivating smile of Julia Roberts to Leonardo DiCaprios boyish charm  but looks aside, there's plenty that goes into sustaining a successful career as an actor amid a sea of driven competitors. If youre a budding actor, dreaming about moving to LA for your big silver screen break, spending Friday night in watching reruns of your favorite movies may not be as couch-potato-ish as it sounds. In fact, studying the performances of your favorite actor is

Introduction to Belly Dancing Styles: How to Find the Right Classes For You

If youre itching to learn belly dancing, you may be wondering where to start. Here, teacher Morwenna A. explains the differences in belly dancing styles:
What is belly dancing? This article will help cut through the hype. You will be able to make an intelligent choice of classes to take.
To begin, you may be wondering what constitutes belly dance. I believe it falls in three main categories, like a coin with two sides and a rim:
Side 1: This might be a dancer that dances in a restaurant or

This Fun Activity Helps Your Child Learn Languages

Did you know that participating in performing arts can help your child learn a new language? In this article, Mariella Gambardella from eSpectacularKids.com shows you how theater and language-learning go hand in hand...
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When I moved to Spain with my family, neither my husband nor I spoke a word of Spanish. Our one-year-old daughter had not been exposed to the language yet either. Having lived in a few countries before, though, we were very aware of the importance of learning the